Wimbledon qualifiers 2016
Senior rugby team
Dates and documents
This page lists:
- Principal historical dates in the leasing of the Sports Centre;
- Main communications and meetings of the Centre Members’ Group, including full meetings of members.
- Note: the terms ‘Commercial Members’ and ‘Centre Members’ mean the same thing.
Please go to the ‘latest news’ page for latest news.
2024
June 2024 – Group update
- Read the latest on our campaign in the June 2024 Update.
- Day tickets to attend Qualifying will again be on sale online @£15. The text below is from the link; be aware that last year few post-4pm tickets were available in the event. Apply for tickets for Wimbledon 2024 Qualifying Here.
- The Centre is open for hard court tennis, Sports Hall and Studio activities, rugby and soccer on the grass pitches and hockey on the STP.
- Bookings for all facilities can now be made/viewed via this link: ClubSpark / Roehampton / Booking / Book by date (aeltc.com)
March 2024 – Group update
- Read the latest on our campaign to get the Swimming Pool re-opened in the March 2024 Update.
- latest response on 20 February 2024 from the Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media to Fleur Anderson’s, Member of Parliament for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, continuing campaign. Read the letter here.
- The Centre is open for hard court tennis, Sports Hall and Studio activities, rugby and soccer on the grass pitches and hockey on the STP.
- Bookings for all facilities can now be made/viewed via this link: ClubSpark / Roehampton / Booking / Book by date (aeltc.com)
2023
October 2023 – Group update
May 2023 – Group update
March 2023 – Group update
- Sport England CEO meeting AELTC week of 13th March) to discuss options for re-opening the Pool. Thank you!
- We are grateful for Sport England’s involvement here in helping to saving a vital Community Resource from ‘just being left to rot’.
- AELTC has a new chair-elect in Ms Debbie Jevans CBE. We have written to Ms Jevans to congratulate her on her appointment, to introduce ourselves and to emphasise the importance of the Pool to the community.
- Those visiting the Centre will have noticed a substantial amount of construction work in preparation for the 2023 Qualifiers.
- The Qualifiers Build is expected to begin Monday 8th May which means site closure until late July. Grass courts should be open to members from the re-open date.
- This Group’s fourth birthday will be next month! Look out for a cake on the Complex/Reception Desk!
2022
22 December 2022 – Group update
- An emotional occasion: after 114 years, the Bank of England Sports Club dissolved itself on 7 December 2022 – after receiving the 2/3rds vote required.
- Leaves us as the only group communicating accurately the Centre’s status and campaigning for Community Access.
- ==> What do you think? Is AELTC meeting its community responsibilities in line with your expectations?
- Please send your views to us at boecmg@gmail.com
November 2022 – Correspondence with CEO of Sport England, requesting support on re-opening of pool
- Members’ Group letter 22 November 2022
- Sport England letters 17 November and 16 December
31 October 2022 – Group update
Community sports facilities availability update from AELTC chair:
- ‘Hard’ tennis courts re-opened on 5th Sept, four courts reserved for Community use, two for netball:
- Use has been light at 3 to 4 bookings per week
- Late re-opening in Mid-2020 resulted in most previous members choosing to join other, subscription-based clubs
- Earliest we are likely to see bookable grass courts will be August 2023
- Sports Hall is bookable for 5-a side soccer and also (we think) tennis and badminton.
- Squash Courts will re-open ‘as soon as possible’; correspondence continues, trying to tie down a date.
- ‘The Pool’ remains subject to a separate Campaign:
- Escalated to Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC, 31st October) to engender a sensible re-open discussion.
- PAC has received this recent photograph of the Pool, ready for use
Loss of superb cricket pitch – community sports facility that’s no longer available:
- AELTC has decided to replace the superb main cricket pitch at the Sports Centre for the purposes of constructing a ‘tennis show court’.
16 August 2022 – Group update
6 July 2022 – Group update
1 June 2022 Tickets for Wimbledon Qualifiers go on sale – £10
15 May 2022 – Group update – Wimbledon qualifiers are coming soon
8 April 2022 – Group update
23 March 2022 – Fleur Anderson MP – letter to AELTC on pool reopening
1 March 2022 – Group update
2021
10 December – update on AELTC progress at Roehampton site
3 October – late September update to members – excellent developments
18 September: Rugby matches return, with Bank of England RFC vs London Japanese
8 September – Update to members on Sally Bolton’s letter and the pool question
2 September – Letter from Sally Bolton (AELTC CEO) on Community Sports Ground reopening and recent communications
25 August – Update on community use developments – pitches reopening for team sports from 5th September
6 August – Update on initial discussions with AELTC
29 June – AELTC statement on BoE Sports Centre – now ‘AELTC Community Sports Ground, Roehampton’
29 June – Bank of England agrees lease of Roehampton sports centre and grounds to All England Lawn Tennis Club
14 May – “Sports Centre saved!!!” – Community use of Sports Centre to continue after Wimbledon Qualifiers – reports local MP
26 April – Sport Centre Members update: good news and slightly bad news
12 April – March Report to Group Members
3 March – February report to Group Members – reopening expected on 29 March
4 February – January Report to Group Members
2020
21 December – Christmas Report to Group Members
19 December – Sports Centre will be closed from Sunday 20 December until further notice, following government’s announcement on Saturday 19 December
20 December – Sports Centre closes following new government restrictions
3 December – Sports Centre reopens after November lockdown
26 September – Update to Centre Members – reopening of Sports Centre is running well
18 August – Members’ views on reopening of Sports Centre
10 August – Sports Centre announced that it will be open for private hire from 10 August until 30 April 2021
27 July – Update to Centre Members to say that, as yet, there is no further news
3 July – Reply from Bank of England to Richmond Park MP – Sarah Olney – decisions still awaited on whether/how to reopen site and when to resume sale process
28 June – Full Group Report (amended) – BoE to hold meeting in July to discuss whether Centre should re-open – date of meeting to be confirmed.
6 May – Summary update from Centre Members’ Group to Sports Centre members
30 April – Jonathan Curtiss (BoE) letter to Sarah Olney MP with brief update on status
23 April – Letter from Sarah Olney MP to BoE requesting update
9 April – Detailed update from Jonathan Curtiss (BoE) to Sarah Olney MP
6 April – Bank of England decides to pause the sale:
2 April – Letter from Sarah Olney MP to BoE on behalf of constituents requesting update
1 April – All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) cancels Wimbledon for 2020
23 March – Community bid submitted before BoE deadline (to augment commercial bid)
18 March – Coronavirus information – Sports Centre to close indefinitely from 7.00am on 19 March 2020 Please go to the Sports Centre website for updates.
14 March – COVID-19 Update at the Bank of England Sports Centre
18 February – Bank of England announced it had selected a preferred commercial bidder (but not its name)
1 March – Centre Memberships optionally extended to 30 April 2020 (please go to ‘extending membership’ for more details)
6 March – Centre Members Group Representatives announce they are in dialogue with BoE about
- Earlier announcement of bidder name
- Keeping site open for members beyond 30 April 2020
28 February – Full Centre Group Meeting – meeting notes
18 February – Bank of England announces it has selected a preferred commercial bidder (but not its name)
3 February – Bank of England announces it has a shortlist of potential lessees; all planning to retain the site as a sports facility
2019
11 December – Full Centre Group Meeting (minutes)
9 December – Centre Group Strategy document circulated to members
15 November – Closing date for commercial bids from potential lessees.
27 October – Update to Centre members
October – Gerald Eve’s request for bids and information
11 September – Full Centre Group Meeting (agenda and minutes)
16 August – Proposal to Bank of England for a for six-month extension of Commercial Membership
w/c 10 June – Bank of England appoints Gerald Eve LLP as marketing agents
3 June – Bank of England presentation to members (slides)
– Members’ presentation (slides)
– Minutes
29 May – Voting in of representatives (see below)
– Pre-meeting information (includes profit and loss account data)
2 May – Terms of reference for representatives group (terms of reference)
18 April – Inaugural meeting for representatives (meeting note)
17 April – Sports Club AGM (minutes)
10 April – Bank of England announces to members intention to lease the Sports Centre
Centre Members’ Elected Representatives
Elected 29 May 2019 and still current:
- David Corless
- Paul Giles (Chair)
- Mark O’Donnell
- Wayne Phillips
- Rachel Smith
- Richard White
Elected 29 May but later resigned to support Community Bid
- Peter Land
- Dorothy Lim
- Jeffrey McGeachie